UNISON Scotland
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Toxic cocktail of spending cuts and violence
Date: Friday 25 October 2013 A 'toxic cocktail' of spending cuts and violence against public service workers has resulted in another increase in violent incidents across Scottish councils and NHS ... Read More
Pig abscesses to be minced into sausages and pies
Date: Friday 11 October 2013 The European Parliament has rejected their own Health Committee recommendation and voted to change the regulation on the inspection of pigs in slaughterhouses. The changes ... Read More
Meals for school children and hospital patients must be protected from looming cuts – UNISON
Date: Thursday 10 October 2013 The quality of meals for school children and hospital patients must be protected from further public spending cuts, UNISON said today. The public services union ... Read More
UNISON members step up strike action over ‘savage cuts’ by Stirling Council
Date: Thursday 10 October 2013 UNISON members within Stirling Council are set to step up industrial action after talks with the council’s Chief Executive presented a ‘re-hash’ of the original ... Read More
Police Scotland cutting frontline services and ignoring staff rights
Date: Wednesday 2 October 2013 UNISON Scotland, the union representing staff in the Scottish Police service condemned attack on frontline services proposed in the force’s Public Counter and Traffic Warden ... Read More
UNISON members enjoy success in term-time dispute
Date: Wednesday 25 September 2013 Around 400 UNISON members based in Inverclyde Schools and Nurseries will receive compensation following an agreement between UNISON and Inverclyde Council to change their pay ... Read More
Health and care integration delivered by people not robots
Date: Friday 13 September 2013 UNISON, Scotland's largest public sector union will today argue that if health and care integration is to succeed, it needs to focus more on the ... Read More
UNISON welcomes publication of Procurement Bill
Date: Thursday 12 September 2013 UNISON, Scotland's largest public sector union has welcomed the Procurement Bill being sent to parliament. UNISON has long campaigned for public procurement to be used ... Read More
UNISON comment on Scottish Government pay policy
Date: Wednesday 11 September 2013 Mike Kirby, Scottish Secretary of UNISON the largest union in Scottish public services said: "Mr Swinney says that he will address low pay in the ... Read More
IT workers at Stirling Council to strike next week in ongoing dispute
Date: Tuesday 10 September 2013 UNISON local government workers in Stirling will start selective strike action on Monday (16 Sept) as part of the branch’s ongoing industrial action against draconian ... Read More
